Don Your Way column: Just why does Doncaster have so many traffic lights?

Big deal, where is this going?, is this relevant? I can already hear you cry.

Well, yes. Yes it is.

I’m not quite sure where the idea came from, but I decided to count the sets of traffic lights between departing the motorway and making my way home.

As a hobby, its not the most exciting game you can play and I’d just like to make it clear at this point that traffic light counting isn’t something I do in my spare time.

It was borne out of the fact that Doncaster seems to have far more sets than many other places I’ve driven in. And my theory was proven by the fact that in a few short miles, I counted a whopping 31 sets of traffic lights.